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Kas Zulfiqar, 29, from Derby, who works in Nottingham as a driver, said: "It is a good idea. It keeps people safe from potential theft and it will be traceable which is great."

SmartWater has joined forces with the Co-op supermarket and it will be rolled out at around 2,500 stores, 60 of which will be based in Nottinghamshire.

There was a pilot scheme last year, but Sneinton Dale is the first to be permanently fitted with the crime-fighting kit, which was designed by a former police officer and his scientist brother.

Footprints left at a crime scene after crook was splashed with spray.

Chris Whitfield, Co-op’s director of retail and logistics, said: “ATM crime impacts customers and communities – it can also have a disproportionate impact on rural police force areas where cash dispensers are more of a lifeline for residents and the local economy.”

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Phil Cleary, co-founder of SmartWater, said: “This technical development represents a serious upgrade in the security of ATM’s as SmartWater products have helped convict hundreds of criminals world-wide and retains a 100 per cent track record in court.

"Simply, the ATM’s protected by SmartWater now represent too high a risk for criminals and the more professional will give them a wide berth”.